Valance for supporting drapery rods and curtain rods



F. STRIGLER Feb. 18, 1941.

VALANCE FOR SUPPORTING DRAPERY RODS AND CURTAIN RODS Filed April 29, 1940 INVENTOR FP M/K. 72/615? L BY ATTORNEY Ill Patented Feb. 18, 1941 omrsosrsrss PATENT OFFICE VALANCE-FOR SUPPORTING DRAPERY RODS i AND CURTAIN RODS Frank Strigler, New York, N.

Application April 29,

' 6 Claims.

' This invention relates to valance for supporting'drapery rod and curtain rod.

An object of this invention is to provide a highly improved valance of the character described, made of sheet metal and provided with steel butted tubing at its'upper and lower edges to strengthen the valance, and also to serve as an ornamental trimming.

A further object of this invention is to provide an extensible valance of the character described, comprising two, parts interconnected by acentral portion slidably engaging-the inner ends of the two parts of the valance, the butted steel tubing at the upper and lower edges of the two parts slidably engaging guides at the upper and. lower edges of the center piece.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged and durable valance of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, attractive in appearance, and yet practical and eflicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplifled in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a valance embodying the invention, with parts broken away and in cross-section;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on lin 2--,2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the improved valance;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, Ill designates a valance embodying the invention, here shown as attached to a wall H. The valance I comprises a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed parts l2 interconnected by a central member I4. The parts l2 and M of the valance ID are made of sheet metal.

Each part l2 comprises a member made of sheet metal and having a front wall IS, a wall l1 extending rearwardly at right angles therefrom, a wall 18 parallel to wall I6 and of narrow width, anda forwardly extending wall I9 sub- 1940, Serial No. 332,318

stantially parallel to the wall l1, and formed with a flange 20 at its forward end extending from the wall I1. Wall I8 is formed with a key slot 22, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Wall I9 is formed with a pair of notches 24 and 25 in its upper edge to receivea drapery and curtainrod 2B and 29. The notch 25 is located adjacent flange 20, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The upper edge 21 of wall I!) is disposed below the upper edge of wall IT. In other words, walls I6, I! and i8 are of equal height,

on Q so that the drapery and curtain rods 28 and 29 will be disposed below the upper edges of the valance.

The upper and lower edges of walls l6 and 11 are received within longitudinal slots of butted steel tubing 30 and 3|. The tubing 30 and 3| are formed with longitudinal slots to receive the upper and lower edges of said walls l6 and I1, and the tubing is bent, as at 30a, with the walls [6 and IT at the corners. The walls l6 and H may be attached to the steel tubing by brazing, welding or in any other suitable manner.

The interconnecting member M has inwardly curved guide portions Ma at its upper and lower edges to slidably receive the inner portions of the tubing 30 and 3|. At the outer ends of wall 14 are rearwardly curved portions l4b adapted to contact the walls IS.

The valance may be hung on the wall 15 by engaging screws Ila fixed to the wall within the key openings 22.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set member having a front wall, a wall extending rearwardly from one end of said front wall, a wall extending from the rear end of the second wall and disposed parallel to the front Wall, and a wall extending forwardly from said rear wall and formed in its upper edge with a pair of notches,

and a member interconnecting the inner ends of the front walls of said members.

2. A valance comprising a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed parts, each comprising a member having a front wall, a wall extending rearwardly from one end of said front wall, a wall extending from the rear end of the second wall and disposed parallel to the front wall, a wall extending forwardly from said rear wall and formed in its upper edge with a pair of notches disposed below the upper edges of said member, a member interconnecting the inner ends of the front walls of said members, and steel tubing on the upper and lower edges of the front and end walls of said members.

3. A valance comprising a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed parts, each comprising a member having a front wall, a wall extending rearwardly from one end of said front wall, a wall extending from the rear end of the second wall and disposed parallel to the front wall, a wall extending forwardly from said rear wall and formed in its upper edge with a pair of notches, a member interconnecting the inner ends of the front walls of said members and slidably mounted thereon, and steel tubing on the upper and lower edges of the front and end walls of said members, said rear walls each being formed with a key opening to receive means for hanging the valance on a wall.

4. A valance comprising a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed parts, each comprising a member having a front wall, an end wall extending rearwardly at right angles to the front wall, a rear wall extending from the rear end of said end wall and parallel to the front wall, and a wall extending inwardly from the rear wall and formed with a flange extending toward said end wall, and formed with a pair of notches in its upper edge, longitudinally slotted tubing receiving the upper and lower edges of the front and end walls of each member, and a central member having inwardly curved guide portions at its upper and lower edges to receive the inner ends of the tubing on the front walls of said members.

5. A valance comprising a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed parts, each comprising a member having a front wall, an end wall extending rearwardly at right angles to the front wall, a rear wall extending from the rear end of said end wall and parallel to the front wall, and a wall extending inwardly from the rear wall and formed with a flange extending toward said end wall, and formed with a pair of notches in its upper edge disposed below the upper edge of said member, longitudinally slotted tubing receiving the upper and lower edges of the front and end walls of each member, and a central member having inwardly curved guide portions at its upper and lower edges to slidably receive the inner ends of the tubing on the front walls of said members, each rear wall being formed with a key slot to receive means for hanging the valance on a wall.

6. A valance comprising a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed parts, each comprising a member having a front wall, an end wall extending rearwardly at right angles to the front wall, a rear wall extending from the rear end of said end wall and parallel to the front wall, and a wall extending inwardly from the rear wall and formed with a flange extending toward said end wall, and formed with a pair of notches in its upper edge, longitudinally slotted tubing receiving the upper and lower edges of the front and end walls of each member, and a central member having inwardly curved guide portions at its upper and lower edges to receive the inner ends of the tubing on the front walls of said members, each rear wall being formed with a key slot to receive means for hanging the valance on a. wall, the walls formed with a pair of notches being of less height than the front and end walls of said members.

FRANK STRIGLER. 

